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- ↑ "Tualima signs 2-year contract with Brumbies". ACT Brumbies (Press release). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ↑ "Auckland Rugby names the 2024 NPC squad with a novel 'reverse jersey presentation'". Auckland Rugby (Press release). 29 July 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ↑ "St. George Queensland Reds bolstered by three NRC products in 2020". Queensland Reds (Press release). 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ↑ "Queensland pathway trio re-sign with Reds through 2022; Moses Sorovi signs for next season". Queensland Reds (Press release). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ↑ "Rebels sign Reds forward Tuaina Taii Tualima". rugby.com.au. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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